Tuolumne Meadows

Mammoth Peak reflected in a pool near Tioga Pass

What great colours! Great shot, this central symmetry looks fabulous. Congratulation. Amazing landscape.

What a wonderful landscape. Whether the symmetry is centered or off-centered, you have a great combination of sky and foreground to accentuate and compliment the mountain.

One of my favorite peaks to photograph - I stop almost every time I cross Tioga Pass and work this and the surrounding terrain. (Check my portfolio under "Yosemite" and I think you'll find some familiar scenes... ;-)

 

I like your framing/composition of the scene quite a bit. The centered position of Mammoth Peak is not only perhaps the most logical from this position, but it also contributes to the feeling of serenity evoked by the photo. The late light highlights the peak nicely.

 

A personal critical observation: For me, the very dark and saturated blue tones seem a just a bit overdone - though I recognize that this is very definitely a matter of personal taste. I also believe that I can actually see some of the artifacts of your dodging and/or masking a bit more than I might like - especially around the tree reflections on the left side and around the sky/tree border and perhaps around the rock. (Perhaps the trees could be just a touch lighter, maybe revealing a bit of detail there. Hard to say from an on-screen jpg though...)

 

That said, this is a very nice image the certainly evokes the feeling of an early summer evening at Tioga Pass.

 

Dan

 

(Who can report that this scene looks nothing at all like this at the present time. It is VERY dry in the Sierra this year!)

Right you are about the burning on the lower left side. This image is a scan from a slide and I had a heck of a time trying to get the color balance right when I loaded it onto the website. Three tries to get the brightness correct also... this seems to happen more with scanned slides than digital capture. I am not sure why. Thanx for comments. I'll check out your pf. Keep it straight and don't shoot less than f8, Ron

..is it a bit over saturated? ..I have seen such dark blues only minutes before sunset..the sun light on the snowy slope would support the timing...Well captured...Bert

Dear Ron,

 

I would very much like to own some of your work. Could you please contact me? My email is tzitzlaff@gmail.com. I saw your work at a friend's house and have been trying to find a way to contact you.

 

Many thanks,

Tina